Toyokawa Shoko doesn't want to become a witch

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Of all their experiences, their first arrival in Kamihama was the most complicated and arduous.

During that time, she and Xiangzi relied on each other.

She often recalled that unique trip to Kamahama among all the reincarnations. From the most selfish perspective, it was the happiest time she spent with Shoko.

She had no dreams of her own, but she could protect Xiangzi's dreams. She died for Xiangzi, becoming an eternal part of him.

This is the home that "Wakaba Mutsumi," a child who has been called "soulless" since childhood, has found.

Yes.

A soulless doll—that's how she was described since childhood.

She was too young then and doesn't remember why she received such a comment. It seems that no one spoke of her like that until she met Xiangzi.

why?

Mu closed his eyes, leaned on Xiangzi's shoulder, and enjoyed the feeling of the pulse in the back of Xiangzi's neck matching his own heartbeat, as if the two of them had become one.

why......

As Mu pondered this question, his consciousness gradually faded away.

Ding-dong-

"Kamihama Station, we've arrived."

The express train arrived at its destination, and the announcement began urging passengers to disembark.

Mu rubbed his sleepy eyes and followed Xiangzi around the platform.

"If I need to transfer, I remember it's at..." Xiangzi stared at the dense network map, searching around for the tram line to Mitakihara.

“Here it is.” Mu spotted it immediately and pointed out the route to Xiangzi.

"Ah, I see it." Xiangzi looked up and waved at the corresponding colored sign. The two of them arrived at the transfer platform together.

After the transfer, the ride wasn't too long, although it still took quite a bit of time, but we finally arrived at Mitakihara before noon.

This was Xiangzi's first time visiting Mitakihara. The overall style here was somewhat similar to Kamihama, but there were many factories along the way.

It's understandable, given that it's a city that started as an industrial city.

The two boarded a double-decker bus with an open-air second floor and headed to the meeting point that Homura Akemi had told them about the day before. It was Mami Tomoe's house and also the place where the magical girls of Mitakihara gathered.

Xiangzi found Ma Mei's house number and pressed the doorbell.

Ding dong.

Ding Dong...

After pressing the doorbell twice.

About ten seconds later, Xiangzi heard footsteps.

Then, a tuft of pink hair appeared in Xiangzi's line of sight.

"Excuse me, who are you?" Xiaoyuan looked at the two people outside the door with a puzzled expression.

“I’m here to see Homura Akemi,” Shoko said. “I already talked to her about it yesterday.”

Xiaoyuan doesn't recognize herself, but that's not a big problem; it's enough that Haoran recognizes her.

"Yesterday?! Did Xiaoyan contact you yesterday?!" Xiaoyuan's eyes widened suddenly. "Do you know where she is?!"

"What do you mean, 'know where she is'?"

Xiangzi's heart skipped a beat, and his pupils suddenly contracted to their smallest size.

"Who called me yesterday?"

The Tale of Reincarnation: Bonds - Chapter 701: An Empty Shell Without a Soul

Five minutes later, Xiangzi sat on one side of the triangular glass table in Mami's house, while Mu sat on the other side. Xiaoyuan brought over a tray of tea and snacks, placed it on the glass coffee table, and sat at the long side herself.

There were only the three of them in the room; neither Mami Tomoe nor Homura Akemi were there.

"Um, Toyokawa-senpai..."

"Just call me Xiangzi. I'm quite familiar with Yan." Xiangzi picked up his teacup, took a sip, and nodded in appreciation, "It tastes pretty good."

"Thank you for the compliment, Senior Xiangzi." Xiaoyuan scratched her face shyly. "This is what Senior Mami taught me."

Upon hearing Mami's name, Shoko's expression changed slightly.

"Let's skip the pleasantries," Xiangzi said, putting down his teacup. "So, what's the specific situation?"

“Mami-senpai disappeared first, about three days ago,” Madoka said. “Then Homura disappeared yesterday morning; she left me a note.”

Xiaoyuan took out the note left by Yan and spread it out on the table.

I'm going to find Mami-senpai.

It's a very short line of text, but the information is very clear.

"So you mean she went to see Mami?"

That should be the case, but Xiaoyuan shook her head.

"This is indeed Xiaoyan's handwriting, but..." Xiaoyuan lowered her head, looking at the small note, and hesitated.

She was unsure whether she should speak up.

“Go ahead and speak, there’s nothing to worry about,” Xiangzi said. “The most urgent thing right now is to find out where Yan and Mami are going.”

“Xiaoyan always tells me directly, this is the first time she’s left a note,” Xiaoyuan said. “I’m a little scared… I’m worried that something has happened between her and Mami.”

She looked up at Xiangzi.

"But she called Senior Xiangzi yesterday, right? Does that mean she's actually alright?"

"......"

Xiangzi and Mu exchanged a glance, then Xiangzi said:

“Last night I received a call from Homura informing me of Mami’s disappearance, so we rushed over this morning to see Takihara to investigate the matter.”

She had told Xiaoyuan the general situation, but she hadn't mentioned the Bremen Symphony Orchestra and the flowers yet. She planned to explain later.

"Anything else?" Xiaoyuan asked. "Did she say anything more?"

Xiangzi shook his head.

Xiaoyuan's eyes dimmed again.

“But,” Xiangzi paused, then continued, “I had sent her messages and made two phone calls before, but she didn’t respond. But just when I decided to come and see Takihara to find someone, she suddenly called.”

Xiangzi took out his phone and opened the LINE chat window.

Both messages remain unread.

Very abnormal.

I called back, but my Line account is still unread.

“Just like the note, something’s not right, is it?” Xiangzi said.

The little dot nodded.

After so many cycles, Xiangzi had long been used to the process of exchanging information with Yan. The two of them had always responded to each other very quickly when they contacted each other, so it shouldn't be that their messages are still unread by now.

Xiaoyuan also said that Yan wouldn't keep things to herself, instead of leaving a note and disappearing.

Whether it was a phone call or a note, it was very unlike Yan's style, and everything about it gave off a strange feeling.

"Did she leave any other clues?" Xiangzi asked. "At her house, or here?"

“Including Asami,” Xiangzi added. “Did Asami exhibit any unusual behavior before she disappeared?”

"Homura and Mami had a fight because of the Witch's Night incident. Homura thought we should go to safety and asked her to find help, but Mami disagreed, so..." Madoka said, "Does that count?"

"When?"

“About a week before Mami disappeared,” Xiaoyuan said, “the two of them were kind of having a cold war during that week.”

"Understood." Xiangzi nodded, propping himself up. "I'll go out and talk to Mu."

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Once outside, Xiangzi leaned against the wall and began to ponder.

Do you want to argue...?

It's nothing new for Homura and Mami to argue; their views are fundamentally different. Homura should be used to it by now.

Therefore, the Cold War should have started with Mami.

Then Flame, should be met with an indifferent attitude.

But what does this have to do with their disappearance? I can't see any connection between the two things.

Xiangzi pursed his lips.

wrong.

She suddenly realized what was happening.

The Cold War would have provided an opportunity for isolation.

When two people are having a cold war, the whole team will be affected. It's perfectly normal for someone to be left out, and this is probably when Mami is most vulnerable.

Bremen Symphony Orchestra?

When Mami disappeared, it happened on the same day as when Sose disappeared. Is it possible that the two events occurred simultaneously?

Is it Amoris? Doloris? Or Mortis?

“Mortis was in the Reed Plains back then.” Mu seemed to have noticed what Xiangzi was thinking and whispered a reminder, “Before Su Shi disappeared, she sent you a message saying she saw me, do you remember?”

“That’s one of them besides Mortis,” Xiangzi said. “It might be Amoris; Miaomeng’s words are always very sharp.”

"Is Xiao Yan also related to her?" Xiangzi said in a low voice, as if talking to himself.

“Xiao Yan’s disappearance might be related to Mortis. I think I know who made that phone call,” Mu suddenly said. “It was Mortis; it can act.”

"What?" Xiangzi suddenly looked at Mu. "What do you mean Mortis can act? Mu, do you even know anything about this?"

"Me too... I just thought of it." Mu lowered her eyes and said softly, "I remembered something from a long time ago."

"How long ago is 'a long time ago'?"

“Before I met Xiangzi,” Mu said, “when I was very young, I probably wasn’t like this now.”

She looked up and gazed into Xiangzi's eyes.

"Back then, I was called a child 'without a soul'."

Xiangzi vaguely remembered this name. It seemed to have been mentioned by Minami and her father during a conversation, but it was a memory from when she was very young, so it was very blurry.

So it originally referred to harmony?

Mu raised her hand to cover her face.

then.

Hands down.

A bright, smiling face appeared before Xiangzi.

"Ta-da~" Mu smiled and looked at Xiangzi, "This is what I used to be like."

For some reason, seeing Mu's expression, which he had never seen before, Xiangzi felt a cold sweat break out on his back.

Then, Mu covered her face again, and then let go.

She returned to her original form.

“Xiang, do you see this…” she whispered, “This is what I used to look like. My mother said I was a born actor, an empty shell without a soul.”

The Tale of Reincarnation: Bonds - Chapter 702 Struggling with All Their Might

Wakaba Mutsumi is an actor, a born actor.

Mu showed extraordinary talent from a very young age; she always lived up to everyone's expectations, and from her earliest memories, she was a well-behaved child who was often praised. At home, she was as obedient as a doll, but when socializing was needed, she could show a lively and cheerful side.